EvO

anybody with work emotion wheels on there fd?? or any fd with those wheels??

THANKS

-MikE
NEED HELP!!!

SpeedKing

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Other than a 17x8 +47 (front or rear), and 18x8.5 +37 (front only), those wheels don't come in any FD friendly offsets. Because they're narrow, I doubt anybody would buy a set of 17x8s for all around.

apex_sideway

Asamoto's rx7 -> http://www.urbanracer.com/gallery/ga...28-04/0639.jpg
http://www.drifting2.com/assets/japa.../asamoto01.jpg
Sorry but they're all motion pics

EvO

o, i didnt know about the offset...i totally forgot about that. i know this is gonna be a noob question, but here it goes. exactly how does the offset mean? i just dont understand it...i know the other things like tire sizes and stuff, but i just never asked about the offset or bothered to learn about it...thanks

apex_sideway

Search dude. . . . search.

EvO

yeah, i knew i was gonna get flamed for that question...owell

w/e

SpeedKing

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Basically, the lower the offset of the wheel, the more the wheel protrudes away from the car. When you have wheels with too low of an offset, you run the risk of hitting your fenders and pulling them out. If you reference the pics of the drift car above, notice that its fenders are flared; they will allow the car to run wheels with a low offset and not hit anything.

EvO

ooo, so it all makes sense.

so what would the ideal offset be for an fd??

SpeedKing

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Depends on the width of the wheel. The wider the wheel, the higher you'd want the offset to be. This keeps the wheels closer in. Stock FD wheel offset is +50. Generally speaking, anything between +40 - +50 should work, but again, it depends on how wide your wheels are.

EvO

well, since i plan on my fd being black....i was thinking about getting the gram lights 57pro in gold with the polished lip...17x7 48 offset in the front and 18x8 40 offset in the rear.

does this sound like a good setup for a weekend driver??

maybe even 18x7.5 offset=40

if these numbers are wrong...or if i have the wrong idea...please help

SpeedKing

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Stock FD wheels are 8" wide. 7" or 7.5" wide wheels are more narrow and a downgrade. On a stock bodied car, you can go up to 9" up front, and up to 10" out back with minimal suspension modifications.